How successful was the Khilafat Movement in advancing the cause of the Pakistan Movement?
Recommended Prior Knowledge
A knowledge of the major events of this Movement
Context
This unit places in context attempts to advance the cause of the Pakistan Movement at a time when political developments were faltering
Outline
How successful was the Khilafat Movement in advancing the cause of the Pakistan Movement?
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Learning outcomes
What were the origins, aims and main features of the Khilafat Movement?
Suggested Teaching activities
Construct a time line and place on this the origins and major events of the Khilafat Movement.
Draw an outine of a map showing the location of the Ottoman Empire
(Smith page 69 or Kelly page 64)
Construct a table with headings of: origins, aims and events. Construct a number of sentences to cover each of the headings on the Khilafat
Movement and issue to students who place the statements in the correct columns.
Students should discuss their findings to strengthen their understanding of each of these sections.
An exercise designed to develop their understanding of the difference between description and explanation should be set whereby they write a few sentences explaining why the Movement was formed (origins).
Learning resources
The History & Culture of Pakistan pages 105-109
Pakistan. History, Culture and
Government pages 64-69
Pakistan: An Historic and
Contemporary Look pages 68-75
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AO
1.2
Learning outcomes
Why did the Khilafat Movement fail?
Suggested Teaching activities
Students should add a column to the above table with the heading
Failure and then list the reasons why the Movement failed.
An exercise designed to develop their understanding of the difference between description and explanation should be set whereby they write a few sentences explaining why the Movement failed.
Extension work: Students could be encouraged to consider to what extent the Movement failed or whether there were any successful effects.
Learning resources
Textbooks: as above
The following web links apply to the whole of this unit: http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articlete xt.asp?artid=A033 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khilafat_Mov ement http://www.quaid.gov.pk/politician6.htm
Notes should be made on each of the above sections using appropriate headings.
Students revise the work completed at the end of this unit and complete past O level question parts (b) and (c)
Past questions papers – can be accessed by logging onto the Teacher
Support website available from: http://www.cie.org.uk/profiles/teachers
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